diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2a4d0c891b..0e6fb7e78d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ request adding CHANGELOG notes for breaking (!) changes and possibly other secti
 ### Changes
 
 - `client.region` is no longer considered a "credential" property (related to Iceberg REST Catalog API).
+- Relaxed the requirements for S3 storage's ARN to allow Polaris to connect to more non-AWS S3 storage appliances. 
 
 ### Deprecations
 
diff --git a/polaris-core/src/main/java/org/apache/polaris/core/storage/aws/AwsStorageConfigurationInfo.java b/polaris-core/src/main/java/org/apache/polaris/core/storage/aws/AwsStorageConfigurationInfo.java
index b3d7d60790..69c669222d 100644
--- a/polaris-core/src/main/java/org/apache/polaris/core/storage/aws/AwsStorageConfigurationInfo.java
+++ b/polaris-core/src/main/java/org/apache/polaris/core/storage/aws/AwsStorageConfigurationInfo.java
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ public static ImmutableAwsStorageConfigurationInfo.Builder builder() {
     return ImmutableAwsStorageConfigurationInfo.builder();
   }
 
-  // Technically, it should be ^arn:(aws|aws-cn|aws-us-gov):iam::(\d{12}):role/.+$,
-  @JsonIgnore
-  public static final String ROLE_ARN_PATTERN = "^arn:(aws|aws-us-gov):iam::(\\d{12}):role/.+$";
+  // Technically, it should be ^arn:(aws|aws-cn|aws-us-gov):iam::(\d{12}):role/.+$, but we've
+  // generalized it to support non-aws S3 implementations
+  @JsonIgnore public static final String ROLE_ARN_PATTERN = "^.+:(.*):iam:.*:(.*):role/.+$";
 
   private static final Pattern ROLE_ARN_PATTERN_COMPILED = Pattern.compile(ROLE_ARN_PATTERN);
 
diff --git a/runtime/service/src/test/java/org/apache/polaris/service/entity/CatalogEntityTest.java b/runtime/service/src/test/java/org/apache/polaris/service/entity/CatalogEntityTest.java
index 47e61f5734..5c3c220c82 100644
--- a/runtime/service/src/test/java/org/apache/polaris/service/entity/CatalogEntityTest.java
+++ b/runtime/service/src/test/java/org/apache/polaris/service/entity/CatalogEntityTest.java
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ public void testValidAllowedLocationPrefix() {
   }
 
   @ParameterizedTest
-  @ValueSource(strings = {"", "arn:aws:iam::0123456:role/jdoe", "aws-cn"})
+  @ValueSource(strings = {"", "arn:aws:iam:0123456:role/jdoe", "aws-cn"})
   public void testInvalidArn(String roleArn) {
     String basedLocation = "s3://externally-owned-bucket";
     AwsStorageConfigInfo awsStorageConfigModel =
@@ -278,13 +278,42 @@ public void testInvalidArn(String roleArn) {
         switch (roleArn) {
           case "" -> "ARN must not be empty";
           case "aws-cn" -> "AWS China is temporarily not supported";
-          default -> "Invalid role ARN format: arn:aws:iam::0123456:role/jdoe";
+          default -> "Invalid role ARN format: arn:aws:iam:0123456:role/jdoe";
         };
     Assertions.assertThatThrownBy(() -> CatalogEntity.fromCatalog(realmConfig, awsCatalog))
         .isInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException.class)
         .hasMessage(expectedMessage);
   }
 
+  @ParameterizedTest
+  @ValueSource(
+      strings = {
+        "arn:aws:iam::012345678911:role/rollerblade",
+        "test:test:iam:region:accountid:role/rollerblade",
+        "a::iam:::role/rollerblade"
+      })
+  public void testValidArn(String roleArn) {
+    String basedLocation = "s3://externally-owned-bucket";
+    AwsStorageConfigInfo awsStorageConfigModel =
+        AwsStorageConfigInfo.builder()
+            .setRoleArn(roleArn)
+            .setExternalId("externalId")
+            .setStorageType(StorageConfigInfo.StorageTypeEnum.S3)
+            .setAllowedLocations(List.of(basedLocation))
+            .build();
+
+    CatalogProperties prop = new CatalogProperties(basedLocation);
+    Catalog awsCatalog =
+        PolarisCatalog.builder()
+            .setType(Catalog.TypeEnum.INTERNAL)
+            .setName("name")
+            .setProperties(prop)
+            .setStorageConfigInfo(awsStorageConfigModel)
+            .build();
+    Assertions.assertThatNoException()
+        .isThrownBy(() -> CatalogEntity.fromCatalog(realmConfig, awsCatalog));
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testCatalogTypeDefaultsToInternal() {
     String baseLocation = "s3://test-bucket/path";